David Wheeler: We need to get beyond that simple causation beyond the equilibrium beyond the individualism. He says many of us were raised in a world where everything was kind of upside down. And complexity is all about turning that round and tackling it from the other end, isn't it? "It's almost as if we've got the world backwards," he adds.
What is complexity science, and why should you care about it? Well, complexity science is all about understanding the systems that are all around us — systems like the economy, your body, cities, companies, and the environment. To properly understand how these systems work, and how they fail, you need to understand complexity science. Because complexity science provides us with the underlying principles that govern these systems.
In today's episode, we speak to David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. He explains the underlying principles of complex systems and what they have in common — even if they all seem completely unrelated. He also talks through the history of complexity science and provides his top three takeaways on how you can start to think about complex systems.
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